diff -Nru grub-2.00.orig/util/grub.d/10_linux.in grub-2.00/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
--- grub-2.00.orig/util/grub.d/10_linux.in	2012-04-18 23:24:38.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-2.00/util/grub.d/10_linux.in	2013-03-04 22:05:47.004877805 +0100
@@ -241,11 +241,33 @@
 
   linux_entry "${OS}" "${version}" advanced \
               "${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX} ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT}"
+
+  linux_entry "${OS} (no modeset video driver)" "${version}" advanced \
+              "${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX} ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT} nomodeset"
+
   if [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY}" != "xtrue" ]; then
     linux_entry "${OS}" "${version}" recovery \
                 "single ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX}"
   fi
 
+  initrd=
+  for i in "initramfs-${version}-failsafe.img.gz" "initramfs-${alt_version}-failsafe.img.gz" \
+           "initramfs-${version}-failsafe.img" "initramfs-${alt_version}-failsafe.img" \
+           "initramfs-${version}-failsafe.cpio.gz" "initramfs-${alt_version}-failsafe.cpio.gz"; do
+    if test -e "${dirname}/${i}" ; then
+      initrd="$i"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  if test -n "${initrd}" ; then
+    gettext_printf "Found initrd image: %s\n" "${dirname}/${initrd}" >&2
+    linux_entry "${OS} (failsafe)" "${version}" advanced \
+      "rddebug splash selinux=0 ${GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT}"
+  fi
+  echo -e "\tmenuentry ' ' {"
+  echo -e "\t\ttrue"
+  echo -e "\t}"
+
   list=`echo $list | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -vx $linux | tr '\n' ' '`
   is_first_entry=false
 done